Marathon Focus

Marathons in France

France is home to 29 marathons in our database, spread across cities including Annecy, Biarritz, Caen, and Cap-Ferret, and more. Paris Marathon is the largest race in the lineup, typically drawing around 54,000 finishers, while the full spread offers everything from fast urban courses to scenic regional events. Browse the races below for course maps, elevation profiles, typical weather, and practical race-day detail to help you choose your next start line. Plan by month on our marathon calendar or filter by country and region.

Browse by state: Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Brittany, Centre-Val de Loire, Grand Est, Île-de-France, Normandy, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, Occitanie, Pays de la Loire, and Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur.

Marathon Biarritz Pays Basque
Biarritz, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France

Marathon Biarritz Pays Basque

The Marathon Biarritz Pays Basque draws approximately 1,800 finishers each May on a scenic coastal road in Biarritz, France. It is one of France's most scenic seaside marathons thanks to the rugged Atlantic backdrop. The route passes ocean cliffs, beach boulevards, and roads linking several Basque-coast towns. Ocean cliffs and beach boulevards climb between Basque-coast towns on one of France's most scenic seaside marathon routes each May.

Next race: Sunday, 2 May 2027

Marathon de Cheverny
Cheverny, Centre-Val de Loire, France

Marathon de Cheverny

The Marathon de Cheverny draws approximately 1,500 finishers each April on a chateau and vineyard road in Cheverny, France. The chateau start makes the race feel distinctly Loire Valley from the first minutes. The route passes Loire chateau scenery, vineyards, and rural roads in a compact heritage setting. Loire chateau scenery, vineyards, and rural roads in a compact heritage setting make April's chateau start feel distinctly Loire Valley from the opening kilometer.

Next race: Sunday, 4 April 2027

Marathon de Colmar
Colmar, Grand Est, France

Marathon de Colmar

The Marathon de Colmar draws approximately 1,500 finishers each September on an urban and vineyard road in Colmar, France. The Alsace setting gives the race a strong regional identity of timbered towns and wine country. The course passes Alsatian old-town streets, vineyard approaches, and flat roads near the Vosges foothills. Alsatian old-town streets, vineyard approaches, and flat roads near the Vosges foothills give September's race a strong regional identity of timbered towns and wine country.

Next race: Sunday, 6 September 2026

Marathon de Tours
Tours, Centre-Val de Loire, France

Marathon de Tours

The Marathon de Tours draws approximately 1,800 finishers each September on an urban road in Tours, France. It offers classic French city scenery without the scale of Paris or Bordeaux. The route passes Loire-side roads, historic center streets, and elegant avenues in the Loire Valley city. Loire-side roads, historic center streets, and elegant avenues in the Loire Valley city offer classic French scenery without the scale of Paris or Bordeaux.

Next race: Sunday, 6 September 2026

Marathon de Vannes
Vannes, Brittany, France

Marathon de Vannes

The Marathon de Vannes draws approximately 1,500 finishers each October on a historic coastal road in Vannes, France. Brittany's maritime setting gives it a distinct Atlantic-French identity. The course passes harbor inlets, walled-town sections, and roads around the Gulf of Morbihan. Harbor inlets and walled-town sections roll around the Gulf of Morbihan, where Brittany's maritime setting gives the race a distinct Atlantic-French identity.

Next race: Sunday, 4 October 2026

Marathon du Beaujolais
Villefranche-sur-Saone, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France

Marathon du Beaujolais

The Marathon du Beaujolais draws approximately 4,000 finishers each November on a wine-country road in Villefranche-sur-Saone, France. It is one of France's most theatrical marathons, famous for costumes, music, and Beaujolais hospitality. The route passes vineyards, Beaujolais villages, chateaux, and festive wine-country aid stations. Vineyards, Beaujolais villages, and festive wine-country aid stations unfold across rollers that match the region's celebrated hillside terroir.

Next race: Sunday, 1 November 2026

Marathon du Golfe de Saint-Tropez
Sainte-Maxime, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France

Marathon du Golfe de Saint-Tropez

The Marathon du Golfe de Saint-Tropez draws approximately 1,800 finishers each March on a scenic coastal road in Sainte-Maxime, France. It links several Riviera towns in one point-to-point marathon and is organized collectively by the twelve communes of the gulf. The route passes Mediterranean shoreline roads, vineyard-backed hills, and multiple resorts around the Golfe de Saint-Tropez. Mediterranean shoreline roads and vineyard-backed hills link twelve Riviera communes on a point-to-point course with repeated resort-town climbs.

Next race: Sunday, 7 March 2027

Marathon du Medoc
Pauillac, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France

Marathon du Medoc

The Marathon du Medoc draws approximately 6,000 finishers each September on a wine-country road in Pauillac, France. The race is famous worldwide for combining marathon distance with costume culture and wine-country spectacle. The course passes vineyards, chateaux, and wine villages throughout the Medoc region. Vineyards, chateaux, and wine villages throughout the Medoc region unfold beside costume culture and wine-country spectacle on a mostly level September route.

Next race: Sunday, 6 September 2026

Marathon Royan Cote de Beaute
Royan, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France

Marathon Royan Cote de Beaute

The Marathon Royan Cote de Beaute draws approximately 1,500 finishers each May on a scenic coastal road in Royan, France. It blends resort-town scenery with a largely runnable profile. The route passes estuary views, beaches, and low coastal roads on the Charente coast. Estuary views, beaches, and low coastal roads on the Charente coast blend resort-town scenery with a largely runnable May profile along the Cote de Beaute.

Next race: Sunday, 2 May 2027